My new favorite word (used in the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee):
weltschmerz--noun German. sorrow that one feels and accepts as one's necessary portion in life; sentimental pessimism. (dictionary.com unabridged).
Wordnet defines it as "sadness on thinking about the evils of the world."
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
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